Drew Pion
First Vice President
Lic. 02085229
Professional Experience
Associated Office
Drawing on the collective 90+ years of institutional knowledge within his team, Drew provides a multifaceted approach to the asset life cycle. His expertise spans:
- Tenant Representation: Executing large-scale lease negotiations and identifying unique on- and off-market opportunities for high-growth and established firms.
- Agency Leasing: Spearheading creative marketing strategies and tech-forward outreach to drive occupancy for significant landlord assignments.
- Strategic Sales & Development: Advising on investment sales, owner-user transactions, and long-term property development strategy.
Throughout his eight-year tenure, Drew has built a reputation for bridging traditional real estate fundamentals with modern, data-driven market insights. He remains a dedicated partner to his clients, ensuring every transaction aligns with their broader business objectives and delivery timelines.
Education
Drew is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he majored in Sociology with an emphasis in Critical Social Theory and a minor in Sports Management. A former Division-1 Men’s Volleyball athlete and three-time All-Conference Academic Team honoree, he brings the same competitive discipline and collaborative mindset to every client engagement.
Significant Involvement
- Human Rights Watch
- UCLA Health & Medical
- YMCA
- UCSB Men's Volleyball
- Windward School
- Santa Monica Boys & Girls Club
Clients
Tenants:
- 21 Laps Entertainment
- Alo | Bella + Canvas
- Alto Pharmacy
- Apollo
- Avante Mezzanine Capital
- Bay Padel
- Belzberg Architects
- Bezel
- Big Loud Rock
- Blur Studio
- Bridge Housing
- Bytedance
- California State Soccer Association - South
- Churchome
- Coco Robotics
- Corpus Christi Parish School
- Dignitas Gaming
- Equinox
- Flour Pizza
- Gardiner & Theobald
- Hedosophia
- High Tied Investments
- Hypergryph
- Karlin
- Lord Miller Productions
- Liftoff Mobile
- MEIS Architects
- Modern Animal
- Morley Builders
- MUSE School
- New Tradition Media
- NextHealth
- OpenGate Capital
- PTK Capital
- Podium VC
- Redbird Capital
- Rhode Skin
- Roku
- SMAC Entertainment
- Sono Bello
- teamLab
- Twitch Gaming
- The Riverside Company
- Vector Media
- UMK Law
Landlords:
- 3D Investments
- ARKA Properties
- Artisan Ventures
- Bardas Investment Group
- California Landmark Group
- Centennial Bank
- Center Capital Partners
- Continental Development
- DLJ Investments
- Domino Realty
- Douglas Emmett
- EJME
- Hackman Capital Partners
- Herscu Development
- Howard Hughes Corporations
- LBA Realty
- Lendlease
- Lincoln Property Company
- Lowe Enterprises
- Luzzatto Group
- Macerich
- Mar Ventures
- Montana Avenue Capital Partners
- Palisades Capital Partners
- PGIM Real Estate
- The Bradmore Group
- The Wonderful Company
- Rockhill Management
- Starwood
- Steaven Jones & Co
- TriCal Construction
- Vista Management Group
Significant Assignments
During Drew's career with CBRE, he has been involved with several major property and tenant transactions. Among the prominent ones:
Landlord
- CBS Television City
780,000 SF - Echelon Studios
600,000 SF - Water's Edge
450,000 SF - One Culver
400,000 SF - West End
235,000 SF
- 8484 Wilshire
225,000 SF - 9050 Washington Blvd
200,000 SF - 4204 Glencoe
150,000 SF - Santa Monica Place
150,000 SF - 3301 Exposition Blvd
145,000 SF
Tenant
- Alo Yoga
73,000 SF - Equinox
30,000 SF (2) - Twitch Gaming
20,000 SF - Blur Studios
20,000 SF - Bay Padel
20,000 SF - Coco Robotics
18,000 SF - Karlin Asset Management
15,000 SF - Sono Bello
14,000 SF - Big Loud Rock
12,000 SF
- Gardiner & Theobald
10,000 SF - Modern Animal
10,000 SF - 21 Laps
8,000 SF - Riverside Company
8,000 SF - New Tradition Media
6,000 SF - Bezel
6,000 SF - BRIDGE Housing
6,000 SF - Lord Miller Productions
5,000 SF
Team Overview
Specializing in office services in the Los Angeles market
Our team provides intelligence, advice and targeted strategies that are as diverse as the clients we represent. We offer strategic consulting and transaction management services that enable our clients – owners, occupiers, investors and developers of commercial and office properties – to make informed decisions that serve their overall business objectives.
We have assisted clients at every stage of their real estate operations. Some of our clients need a partner on a straightforward lease negotiation. Others are reevaluating the concept of work entirely, looking for a creative new space or a better approach to efficiency and sustainability. We’ve served large, traditional clients, dynamic start-ups and everyone in between. These relationships allow us to approach each assignment with a nuanced grasp of where the market has been and where it’s going.
Our commitment to our clients, our diverse backgrounds and skill sets, and our shared passion for the business have earned us long-term relationships with leaders in the development and investment communities as well as tenants in the entertainment, technology, financial, professional services, healthcare, legal and non-profit industries. And our fully integrated approach has enabled us to successfully close over $6 billion in real estate transactions.
We’re creative thinkers with pragmatic methods, offering long-term solutions that benefit the bottom line.
Community Involvement
Jeff Pion, Board Involvement:
- Former Member, Board of Directors, CBRE
- Chair, CBRE Global Brokerage Advisory Committee
- Founder, Los Angeles Broker Challenge, a fundraiser for the commercial real estate industry in support of Family Service of Santa Monica
- Board of Directors, Century/Lift, a non-profit geared towards educating inner city youth
- Board of Managers, Westside Family YMCA, a non-profit for families and seniors
- Founder and Builder, Three Bears and Me School in Pignon, Haiti
- Past Board Member, Crestwood Hills Association
- Past Board Member, Westside Urban Forum
Clients Represented
The walls are up, the furniture is in and we are satisfied customers. I appreciate very much the care and skill you provided in what proved to be a long and difficult negotiation. I look forward to recommending you to my colleagues in the entertainment industry as well as having you represent us in the future.
We are extremely pleased with the excellent professional job by you and look forward to working with you on other real estate transactions. I am confident that you are truly leaders in your industry and know you would do the same exceptional job for other companies.
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